RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.26.23 SAN ANTONIO’S MEXICAN CULTURE
San Antonio’s Mexican History and Culture: The Modern Process of Recovery and Rebuilding Three hundred years ago, a small band of Spanish friars and Mexican mestizo soldiers with their families … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.17.23 PRESTON AND TAFOLLA AT ARTE DEL PUEBLO
Photography and Poetry Are Showcased in San Antonio’s Arte Del Pueblo Photographer Frederick Preston and poet Carmen Tafolla deliver a tour-de-force overview of San Antonio’s vast reservoir of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS THE BLUE MOON MOTEL
Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife. His latest collection is titled Leaving a tip at the Blue Moon Motel. He read the title poem to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS READS “TEAMWORK” AND “MENUDO”
Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife. His latest collection is titled Leaving a tip at the Blue Moon Motel. He read the poems … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.26.23 ALCANZANDO LA BELLEZA
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Como la mayoría de los mortales, confieso una inmensa curiosidad por la creación humana, en todas sus manifestaciones, la divina es otro asunto. Ese … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 8.17.23
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Para empezarqueremos reconocer que el calor se nos esta llevando . . . . pues ya sabes. Hasta los gatos y perros estan caminado despacio. Y deja tu, las … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 8.12.23
Political cults are evil… “I’m not crying because of you … I’m crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.” – Steve Maraboli Author, motivational … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO ROBERTO CINTLI RODRIGUEZ
The following article was written by Enrique Murillo Jr. who remembers Dr. Roberto Cintli" Rodríguez as a friend, amigo, mentor, elder, social justice activist, columnist, prolific writer, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.05.23 RICHARD ARREDONDO CAPTURES TEJANO HISTORY IN HIS ART
Richard Arredondo: Latino Artist Captures Tejano History in His Art By RICARDO ROMO, PH.D Richard Arredondo’s art gained international visibility following a commission by the City of San … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD GUARDADO READS “JOHN’S MARKET ON EIGHTH AND MARIPOSA”
Cynthia Guardado is a professor of English at Fullerton College and a poet whose most recent collection of poems is titled Cenizas (Ashes). Here she reads the poem, "John's Market on Eighth and … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 7.28.23
Burundanga de Zocotroco Julio es un mes especial en Borinquén. Se conmemoran el 4 (Independencia de EU en 1776) y el 25 (establecimiento del Estado Libre Asociado en 1952.) como las efemérides … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA ANTHONY MACIAS ON CHICANO CHICANA AMERICANA
Anthony Macias is a professor of ethnic studies at the University of California at Riverside whose recent book, Chicano Chicana Americana: Pop Culture Pluralism examines the impact of four outstanding … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 7.14.23 ‘WOMEN AND LABOR”
Women and Labor… Labor Day is nigh upon us, and there’ll be a plethora of postings exalting workers, unions, etc. I thought I’d get a leg up and comment on a topic that deserves our … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDY CH. GARCÍA DEATH SONG OF THE DRAGÓN CHICXULUB
Rudy Ch. García is a science fiction author whose latest novel is Death Song of the Dragon Chicxulub. The novel is a coming-of-age fantasy about Miguel Reilly and his quest to fight the fearsome … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.14.23 “LATINO PRESENCE GROWING IN ART WORLD”
Art is good for the mind and soul. Several years ago I found an interesting article in the New York Times with the headline, “Going to Museums May Be Good for Your Health.” Art reporter, Maria Cramer, … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.30.23
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY NEW YEAR! XOCHITL LAS PESTAÑAS AND HER WISH FOR THE NEW YEAR, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE MEXICAN TRADITION OF LOS VOLADORES, AND ARNIE AND PORFI ON NEW YEAR'S … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 7.14.23
Welcome once again to La Voz Newspaper. This month starts off our 34th year of publishing newspapers. When we started back in 1990, we didn’t even have a computer. We didn’t have layout tables but … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.28.23 CAROLINA FLORES REPRESENTS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
Carolina Flores: Latina Artist Represents Family,Culture, and Community Latino art might be coming to your neighborhood soon. Cultural centers, small businesses, and non-profit … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.08.23
Latinos in Texas: Affirmative Action, Population Growth, and the Future of College Admission. In striking down affirmative action programs in universities across the country, Chief Justice … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DAWNING OF DIVERSITY
Frank Sotomayor is an award-winning journalist who was co-editor of the Los Angeles Times Latino series which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1984. In 2022 he published The Dawning of Diversity, How … [Read more...]